Crossways Professor of City & Regional Planning

Research InterestsProfessor Landis' research interests span a variety of urban development topics. His current and recent research focuses on gentrification and neighborhood change, affordable housing, sprawl and growth management, metropolitan economic resilience, and smart cities technologies.

Degrees and ExperienceB.S., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., University of California, Berkeley

Professor Landis is the Faculty Advisor for the MUSA program, as well as the Supervisor for both the Real Estate Design & Development Certificate and the GIS Certificate. Professor Landis was the Department Chair at PennPlanning from 2009 to 2017. Prior to arriving at Penn in 2007, Professor Landis was on the planning faculties of the University of California, Berkeley (1987–2007), Georgia Tech (1985–1986), and the University of Rhode Island (1983–1984). Prof. Landis serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American Planning Association and Housing Policy Debate.